Dr. Arvinen-Barrow’s research and applied work is underpinned by psychological theory and research. Her current research is focused on:

Psychosocial aspects of sport injuries

Psychosocial impact of career ending injuries

Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach to sport injury rehabilitation

Use of Active Video Gaming (AVG) in sport injury rehabilitation

Her past research has included research into psychology of sport injuries, use of psychological intervention techniques for performance enhancement and sport injury rehabilitation, and psychological effects of “Swimming with Babies Approach” to baby swimming. Some of the other on-going research collaborations include inactivity and sedentary behaviour amongst adolescents in Finland, use of mental imagery and team building in sports. Dr. Arvinen-Barrow is also interested in conducting cross-cultural research.

Arvinen-Barrow, M. (2011). Role of sport medicine professionals in psychological rehabilitation of sport injuries: experiences and expectations. A guest speaker at the Sport and Exercise Research Seminar Series, University of Northampton, UK, 23 November, 2011.

Gleeson, C., & Arvinen-Barrow, M. (2010). An Investigation Into the use of Self-Talk by Golfers of Different Skill Levels. Poster presented and defended at the BASES annual conference Challenging the Dogma, University of Glasgow, UK, 6-8, September 2010.

Moore, G., & Arvinen-Barrow, M.Self-Talk in Cycling: Motivational and Cognitive Functions used by Competitive and Non-Competitive Cyclists. Oral presentation at the BASES annual conference Challenging the Dogma, University of Glasgow, UK, 6-8, September 2010.

Smith, S., & Arvinen-Barrow, M. (2010). Exploring the effects of additional esteem support intervention on female gymnasts. Poster presented and defended at the BASES annual conference Challenging the Dogma, University of Glasgow, UK, 6-8, September 2010.

Arvinen-Barrow, M. (2009). Psychological rehabilitation from sport injury: The role of the physiotherapist. A guest speaker at the Northampton Sports Medicine and Science Group Meeting, The Pavillion Clinic, Northampton, UK, 11 March, 2009.

Weigand, D., Rovio, E., Arvinen-Barrow, M., & Lintunen, T. (2008). Using team building methods in a Finnish ice hockey team: An action research study. Poster to presented at the meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Arvinen-Barrow, M., & Hemmings, B. (2007). Using psychological intervention techniques in sports injury rehabilitation: Chartered physiotherapists in the UK tell their stories. Poster presented at the 12th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) in Jyväskylä University, FINLAND, 11.-14. July 2007.